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Strategy's Michael Saylor on bitcoin: The volatility comes with the territory

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Michael Saylor, Strategy founder and executive chairman, joins ‘Squawk box’ to discuss the latest bitcoin price trends, what’s behind the recent volatility, Strategy’s bitcoin stockpile, long-term outlook, and more. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO:

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  1. $MSTR is now holding losses on its Bitcoin holdings. Plus, the P/NAV has fallen very close to 1X, eliminating the issue of shares to buy more $BTC. It seems clear that the strategy of "Crypto Messiah" Saylor has gone to Hades. Maybe that will reduce his hyperbole on YouTube, where he appears to have an answer for everything, punting the promise of Bitcoin and $MSTR, while he personally sells shares whenever he discretely can.

  2. That MicroStrategy guy

    A lot of Micro, but Strategy? Not that much

    His only Argument is going down Memory Lane.

    Nothing about Quantum Computing being able to break BTC accoring to Deloitte, Blackrock, Barron's Gartner, Jefferies…

    Nothing about the overpriced financial assets

    Nothing about AI linked Tech bubble because the core AI companies (not chips) heve no clue how to finance or make profit

    Nothing about the fact the Japan has no economic incentive to purchase US Bonds anymore, and China sold them, and why should EU buy them?

    Nothing about the independence of the FED

    Nothing about how forced low i rates would make the balance sheet of the banks instantly weaker, because the market wants a higher risk reward

    Nothing about the looming liquidity crisis because of all that and the inequality in the system

    Just memory lane and "Wouldn't you feel stupid id this will be a million?"

    Congratulations!

  3. Volatility is just part of the deal when an asset is being monetized. Bitcoin still moves with global liquidity, so the long‑term direction doesn’t change just because the path gets bumpy

  4. The crypto market is going through a sharp shake-out. Bitcoin (and many altcoins) have suffered a steep dip recently, pushed down by profit-taking, forced liquidations and a broader shift away from risky assets.

  5. The Mag 7 are allegedly committing fraud by claiming their profits come from AI, while in reality their data centers are used to mine Bitcoin. Each mined block reportedly generates 3.25 BTC (around $300,000), and with the costs of computers and energy being fully tax-deductible, this produces enormous corporate profits. Investors believe their money is supporting AI development, which produces the Mag 7 profits and is expected to generate huge future returns, but in fact the companies are using capital from stock sales to mine Bitcoin. This misrepresentation of the source of profits fits the quintessential definition of fraud.

    In theory, it is possible for a company to misuse investor funds or misrepresent profits, but for the scale described with major tech corporations like the Mag 7, it is extremely unlikely. Large publicly traded companies are subject to audits, SEC regulations, and investor scrutiny, which makes widespread, long-term fraud difficult to conceal. Small-scale misrepresentation or errors can happen, but the kind of massive deception described would almost certainly be detected.

    Donald Trump was found liable in a civil case for overstating asset values to obtain favorable loans and insurance, which the court considered civil fraud, with the court determining that he had inflated his net worth by as much as $1.9 billion to $3.6 billion per year, where his actual net wealth could have been close to zero. In addition, currently, the major banks are facing a NDFI crisis where major banks sidestepped the regulators, audits, SEC regulations, and investor scrutiny. Broadly speaking, Trump has cut funding to nearly all financial regulators and regulatory systems.

    If more people are joining the market, you can make money. You’re not a sucker if the person next in line is a sucker too. And as long as you can make it out on time, the next guy is left holding the bag. A normal market is supported by something real—products, services, or actual cash flow—so value doesn’t depend entirely on new buyers. When there’s nothing underneath and profits come only from selling to someone later, it is a Ponzi-scheme or pyramid-style setup, because you only profit if new people keep coming in and someone else is left holding the loss.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbsYaLaN_F8

  6. The Mag 7 are committing fraud since they are implying their profits originate from AI but their profits originate from using their data centers that are used to mine bitcoin where each mined bitcoin generates 3.25 btc (300,000$) which for the Mag 7 is all profit since the computer and energy are tax deductible. Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme that requires billions of dollars of capital to maintain the system which is provided by the Mag 7 in the form money derived from stocks that money is used to build data centers since 450 BTC are mined everyday but the Mag 7 are suggesting that AI is the reason for the data centers when in fact the data center are being used to mine bitcoin and are not advancing AI which the investor are being led to believe that is the quintessential definition of fraud. How rich do these people have to be?

  7. Crypto momentum isn’t just hype , it’s positioning, timing, and knowing when to scale. I started layering in around $10k, now sitting just above $109k. Not from luck or moonshots, but from sticking to a structured strategy and real guidance.

  8. Volatility??? Yhis is no volatility! Only drop! Wallstreet killed Bitcoins programmed growth. By turning it into stock market ETF's. …2 years ago BTC still proudly went up straight, wars couldn't frighten it. But Satoshi never foresaw in his codes that new HODLERS would be lured by Wallstr. Into ETF's, buying and selling them way too quick, the stock way. The 4 year cyclus is destroyed by banks only sell BTC in between themselves. So Bitcoin losts it volatility.. Good thing ? No, it isn't ! Because it has lost especially it's upside volatility! It's dead, acting sideways all the time, 'dull' as gold. Yes it has reached gold status, that is: only rising up little percentages..yes, as gold does. Let's all remember BTC's golden days when passionate retail buyers made it rise without backfall, the Satoshi promess then came true..But today, Believe me, BTC won't even reach 150 K in the next 5 years. Michael Saylor knows, but he won't admit… Otherwise global panic, and he must close his Bitcoin pawnshop.

  9. Stop buying for now! He is afraid that if the BTC price reaches 70k, it will be delisted from the exchange! Don’t believe his manipulations! This was also the cause of the drop on October 10 — MSCI is pressuring him.

  10. Bitcoin the proof of concept? Which Bitcoin? There is at least 6 or 7 main ones and there is and was over a hundred forks of the blockchain itself:
    Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV etc….so how many “21million” are they? X70+ according to grok

    Real scientists from 10 plus Universities and hundreds of computer scientists and cryptographers around the world have been studying the proof of concept Bitcoin (1st generation) and the Proof of Utility: Ethereum
    (2nd generation blockchain) for 7-8 years now plus

    The Studies have revealed without a doubt :There are better ways. More Secure, more scalability, more interoperability yes. Cardano is 4-5 years behind but light years ahead. Cardano is the most secure most studied blockchain platform ever created and evolving with science. But all your transactions are visible (transparency of open source blockchains) until now. As Midnight technology ( 4th generation blockchain) a side chain with Cardano offers programmable privacy and regulatory compliance. It has real world value- it builds in Trust, Integrity and Accountability- the exact need of most nation states.

    I have asked literally hundreds of people about Bitcoin and not one (1) knows anything about it. They only know it goes up. I been studying it.

    Distributed Ledger Technology is the technology Bitcoin is just one, only one real use case ( if everyone agrees it’s money ) out of thousands. Yes

    Blockchain technology with Cardano layer 1 for Security and Midnight technology layer 2 for programmable privacy and regulatory compliance is the real value long term

    Each nation state must digitise their GDP and natural resources ( Web3: Where all financial data is permanently and securely documented on blockchain ) tie to their currency and creat a private permissioned nation state blockchain for citizens only: each country has same base of Security and Privacy then – layer 3 the Nation state blockchain for each country – backed by their GDP and natural resources and anything else the country produces

    But Warren Buffet and I can be wrong. We’re old. And it’s “different this time”. Although I don’t think science and mathematics are wrong. In fact Cardano for security uses only mathematical functions and can prove its Security model.
    But hey many best technologies have been pushed aside for the current money flow. I prey for mankind to stop killing humans. Start and evolve a financial ecosystem with built in Trust, Integrity and Accountability 🎉Good luck 🙏

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